The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway(TV show/series, 2014-)

Name: The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014

1h per episode | Genre: Documentary

Documentation in 4 seasons with 9 episodes

Rating: 4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway is a British TV documentary series about the construction of a section of the Crossrail railway line which tunnels beneath central London. The first series was produced by Windfall Films and released in the UK in July 2014. It was aired by SBS in Australia, as London's Super Tunnel, commencing in November 2014. A second series started airing in May 2017, a third series in February 2019, and a fourth and final series, covering the testing and snags in the eventual run-up to public opening, aired in June 2022. ()

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About The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

Follow a team of more than 10,000 engineers and construction workers as they race to build a brand new railway under London - Crossrail - London's new Underground.

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The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: The Final Countdown | Trailer - BBC Two(Trailer, 0:31)

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway Seasons and Episodes

06/12/2022Inside the Elizabeth Line - 2 episodes

This final series charts the inside story of how the fifteen-billion pound railway became the nineteen-billion pound Elizabeth line.

#1 | 06/12/2022Episode 1

With exclusive access to Crossrail Ltd and Transport for London, this final chapter of the series follows the race to fix the railway's high-tech software and systems to launch the new Elizabeth Line in time for the Queen's platinum jubilee.

#2 | 06/19/2022Episode 2

We follow 83-year-old site manager Jim Forrest - one of the oldest engineers on the project. He joined the Whitechapel Station build in 2009 and has seen it from tunnel boring and concrete pouring to constructing the station steel works.

02/13/2019Under Pressure, Over Budget - 2 episodes

Third series of the documentary charting the inside story of Crossrail.

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05/22/2017The Final Countdown - 2 episodes

Ten thousand engineers and construction workers race to complete Crossrail.

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07/16/2014Season 1 - 3 episodes

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Additional Information

Official websites:

www.bbc.co.uk

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Made by: Windfall Films

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 1 language: English (EN)

Status: Returning series

First episode released on: 07/16/2014

Latest episode released on: 06/19/2022

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"London's Super Tunnel"

Keywords: subway

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The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway(TV show/series, 2014-)

Documentation in 4 seasons with 9 episodes

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